Russian school guards to be trained to repel armed attacks

For security guards of schools, preschool and vocational educational organizations, a requirement will be introduced to provide protection in the event of an armed attack or terrorist attack. The relevant requirements are spelled out in the new GOST, it has already been supported by Rosstandart and the State Duma, according to “News”.

The document was prepared by a working group of representatives of the Association of Security Enterprises “School without Danger” with the participation of the Federal Coordinating Center for Heads of Security Agencies. The GOST project is called “Ensuring the safety of educational organizations. Provision of security services at the facilities of preschool, educational and vocational educational organizations.

“The national standard is being updated for the first time. When developing its project, domestic and foreign experience was used, including that contained in the standards of individual associations of the security community, ”the explanatory note to the project says.

The head of Rosstandart, Anton Shalaev, said that ensuring the protection of educational facilities “remains the main form of preventive action against most threats, primarily of a terrorist nature.” Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security Anatoly Vyborny believes that “new requirements for the protection of students should be mandatory.” “In the current realities, we must be prepared for any provocations. We need to be proactive,” he added.

In recent years, there have been several cases of shootings in educational institutions in Russia. May 11, 2021 by the victims of the shooting in Kazan gymnasium were nine people, including seven children. On September 20 of the same year, the shooting took place in Perm State Universitysix people died, 47 were injured. On September 26, 2022, there was a shooting in school in Izhevsk17 people died, including 11 children. under house arrest sent the director of the private security company who guarded the school.

Ministry of Education suggested equate attacks on schools with terrorist attacks. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Konstantin Zatulin sees fit return the death penalty for organizers and perpetrators of terrorist attacks against children and youth.

Laura Keffer